Re: Survey results: git packaging practices / repository format

[Andreas Tille <andreas@an3as.eu>]

Hi Ian,

On Mon, Jul 01, 2019 at 12:53:06PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Ian Jackson writes ("Re: Survey results: git packaging practices / repository format"):
> > What it doesn't say is how changes to the upstream files are
> > represented.  Can you explain ?
> 
> Also: I had hoped that the table's focus on particularly these
> questions:
>  - representation of changes to upstream files
>  - upstream files in the git tree: modified, unmodified, or absent
>  - is there debian/patches and what does it contain
> would allow you to see which row applies.
> 
> Evidently that's not true.
> 
> Can you explain to me in your own terminology what is going on, or
> explain what was confusing about the page ?
> 
> We have, generally, a very serious lack of understanding between
> various different people about how all this stuff is done.  I am
> trying to bridge these gaps but apparently not yet successfully
> enough.

Feel free to assume its just me who is slow in understanding. ;-)

I have the feeling I got it now.

Thanks a lot for all your effort

       Andreas.

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